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Scott Bordow said only 200 people were at the rally.
Mike Muraco said 500 or more were at the rally.
Scott Bordow said only 200 people were at the rally.
Mike Muraco said 500 or more were at the rally.
SAVE THE YOTES RALLY to be held SATURDAY!!
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IAWarnerFan
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What turnout were they hoping to get?
chickenhead
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Sadly, as an Expos fan who watched closely while that saga unfolded, there's not much the fans can do about it. The hardcore fans who rallied and went to the games (they were a fierce lot) didn't have much of an effect, and the fans that voted with their feet after years of firesales and penny-pinching to turn a marginal profit (sound familiar, Cards fans?) had even less. And both fans had/have to put up with being maligned as undeserving of the sport.
A major difference In Montreal was that the government never buckled and built a stadium. Even the Canadiens built their arena privately. It was the kiss of death for baseball there, but it's also the real shame for Glendale, because I don't think Glandale should have done it in the first place. A new arena for an anchor tenant that will never be better than the 4th most popular team in town--and probably the 5th or 6th if you include ASU and UofA--it just always seemed a risky proposition to me, and I love hockey.
But this situation could quickly turn pretty byzantine, so there's a good chance it's far from over.
A major difference In Montreal was that the government never buckled and built a stadium. Even the Canadiens built their arena privately. It was the kiss of death for baseball there, but it's also the real shame for Glendale, because I don't think Glandale should have done it in the first place. A new arena for an anchor tenant that will never be better than the 4th most popular team in town--and probably the 5th or 6th if you include ASU and UofA--it just always seemed a risky proposition to me, and I love hockey.
But this situation could quickly turn pretty byzantine, so there's a good chance it's far from over.
From Facebook:
Scott Bordow said only 200 people were at the rally.
Mike Muraco said 500 or more were at the rally.
We showed up around 10:20 and I would say it was between 2-300. 500 seems a bit of a stretch. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the turnout. Native New Yorker must have loved it! They were getting slammed.
